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There was an appropriately great deal of outrage surrounding the "Russian hacking" of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but that was by no means the first time a government has tampered with a foreign country's change of power. As former CIA operativeAmaryllis Fox explains, there is large historical database compiled by Dov Levin at Carnegie Mellon University which contains covert and overt cases of direct election meddling between 1946 and 2000—a dataset that does not even include coups and other attempts at regime changes. What may or may not (at all) be surprising to most people is that 11% of all global elections in that time frame had interference from the U.S. and Russia, and in 70% of those instances it was the U.S. pulling the strings—for example, the 2000 Serbian election, in which the U.S. funded and supported the opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica against human-rights violator Slobodan Milošević. There is a tense point at which legality and ethics clash, and Fox states that in some cases it may actually be irresponsible for a world power not to intervene in an election. Of course, everyone believes their cause is worthy, so which interferences are seen as "noble" as opposed to criminal can be subjective. What is much more certain is that technology is changing nations' ability to tamper with elections significantly. Fox explains a few key methods—from information warfare to AI developments—and will leave positions of power more vulnerable to outside influence in the future. She holds onto the idea of integrity however, and hopes that notion is not completely of a bygone era.
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So the current conversation around Russia’s involvement in the U.S. election, I think, is a quickly unfolding one and there’s a lot of information that has yet to come to light. But broadly speaking it’s not unusual for Russia in particular and larger geopolitical powers in general to try to influence the outcome of elections that are going to have ramifications for them on the world stage.
The United States certainly continues to do this and has done this in the past. You know, Carnegie Mellon did a really valuable study of elections from 1946 through to current day and found that 11 percent of elections conducted around the world in every country for that entire period of time had influence from either Russia or the United States—and 70 percent of those instances of influence were the United States, rather than Russia.
This is something that, actually when you think about it, seems almost irresponsible not to do, to a certain extent. So if the United States has a perspective around which country is going to sponsor attacks here in American territory and which candidate in a given government will not, clearly the United States is going to have a perspective there.
A recent example of this, in the context of the U.S., would be leadership in post-conflict Iraq. Obviously there has been a lot of interest from Iran and Shiite forces within the Middle East in influence now that the government in Baghdad is more up for grabs, post-Saddam era.
And the United States has a perspective around how much Shiite influence Washington would like to see in Baghdad. That’s one example. Every election in every major strategic territory around the world, the United States, Russia, and most other world powers have a perspective around which candidate they would like to see win and which they wouldn’t. Now the extent to which a government is willing to push that perspective on the electorate of that country is a matter of law.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, VermontSenator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland GovernorMartin O’Malley faced off Saturday in the third Democratic presidential debate. The candidates met just one day after the Sanders campaign sued the Democratic National Committee for blocking access to key voter data files. The DNC took action after a Sanders campaign staffer improperly viewed Clinton’s voter files, taking advantage of a glitch in the system. The Sanders campaign fired the staffer involved, and the DNC has restored access to the files. Sanders apologized for the breach during Saturday’s debate, which focused largely on foreign policy. Clinton and Sanders sparred over the role of the U.S. military, with Sanders accusing Hillary Clinton of being too quick to push for regime change overseas. We get analysis from two guests: Bill Curry, political columnist at Salon.com and former White House counselor to President Clinton, and Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of several books, including "UnderstandingISIS and the New Global War on Terror."
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Regime change

Regime change is the replacement of one regime with another. Use of the term dates to at least 1925. Regime change may replace all or part of the state's most critical leadership system, administrative apparatus, or bureaucracy.

It can be the deliberate product of outside force, as in warfare. Rollback is the military strategy to impose a regime change by defeating an enemy and removing its regime by force. Regime change can occur through inside change caused by revolution, coup d'état or reconstruction following the failure of a state.

Popular use

The transition from one political regime to another, especially through concerted political or military action - most recently seen in the regime change undergone by Tunisia.

Gabbard previously served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004, becoming the youngest woman in the United States to be elected to a state legislature at the time. She returned to the United States in 2006 and worked for U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, then volunteering for another deployment to the Middle East in 2009. After returning to Hawaii, she was elected to the Honolulu City Council, where she served from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, she ran for the open second congressional district and won the primary with 55%, scoring an upset win over former Honolulu MayorMufi Hannemann. She won the general election with 81% of the vote and in the House of Representatives, she serves on the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees. She is also currently a military police officer with the Hawaii Army National Guard.

Clinton

Clinton is an English surname, indicating one's ancestors came from English places called Glympton or Glinton. Clinton has frequently been used as a given name in the United States since the late 19th century. Baron Clinton is a title of peerage in England, originally created in 1298.
Some notable people with the surname Clinton include:

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Charles Clinton (1690–1773), French and Indian War colonel, father of James and George Clinton

James Clinton (1733–1812), American Revolutionary War general, father of DeWitt Clinton, brother of George Clinton

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There was an appropriately great deal of outrage surrounding the "Russian hacking" of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but that was by no means the first time a government has tampered with a foreign country's change of power. As former CIA operativeAmaryllis Fox explains, there is large historical database compiled by Dov Levin at Carnegie Mellon University which contains covert and overt cases of direct election meddling between 1946 and 2000—a dataset that does not even include coups and other attempts at regime changes. What may or may not (at all) be surprising to most people is that 11% of all global elections in that time frame had interference from the U.S. and Russia, and in 70% of those instances it was the U.S. pulling the strings—for example, the 2000 Serbian election, in which the U.S. funded and supported the opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica against human-rights violator Slobodan Milošević. There is a tense point at which legality and ethics clash, and Fox states that in some cases it may actually be irresponsible for a world power not to intervene in an election. Of course, everyone believes their cause is worthy, so which interferences are seen as "noble" as opposed to criminal can be subjective. What is much more certain is that technology is changing nations' ability to tamper with elections significantly. Fox explains a few key methods—from information warfare to AI developments—and will leave positions of power more vulnerable to outside influence in the future. She holds onto the idea of integrity however, and hopes that notion is not completely of a bygone era.
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So the current conversation around Russia’s involvement in the U.S. election, I think, is a quickly unfolding one and there’s a lot of information that has yet to come to light. But broadly speaking it’s not unusual for Russia in particular and larger geopolitical powers in general to try to influence the outcome of elections that are going to have ramifications for them on the world stage.
The United States certainly continues to do this and has done this in the past. You know, Carnegie Mellon did a really valuable study of elections from 1946 through to current day and found that 11 percent of elections conducted around the world in every country for that entire period of time had influence from either Russia or the United States—and 70 percent of those instances of influence were the United States, rather than Russia.
This is something that, actually when you think about it, seems almost irresponsible not to do, to a certain extent. So if the United States has a perspective around which country is going to sponsor attacks here in American territory and which candidate in a given government will not, clearly the United States is going to have a perspective there.
A recent example of this, in the context of the U.S., would be leadership in post-conflict Iraq. Obviously there has been a lot of interest from Iran and Shiite forces within the Middle East in influence now that the government in Baghdad is more up for grabs, post-Saddam era.
And the United States has a perspective around how much Shiite influence Washington would like to see in Baghdad. That’s one example. Every election in every major strategic territory around the world, the United States, Russia, and most other world powers have a perspective around which candidate they would like to see win and which they wouldn’t. Now the extent to which a government is willing to push that perspective on the electorate of that country is a matter of law.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, VermontSenator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland GovernorMartin O’Malley faced off Saturday in the third Democratic presidential debate. The candidates met just one day after the Sanders campaign sued the Democratic National Committee for blocking access to key voter data files. The DNC took action after a Sanders campaign staffer improperly viewed Clinton’s voter files, taking advantage of a glitch in the system. The Sanders campaign fired the staffer involved, and the DNC has restored access to the files. Sanders apologized for the breach during Saturday’s debate, which focused largely on foreign policy. Clinton and Sanders sparred over the role of the U.S. military, with Sanders accusing Hillary Clinton of being too quick to push for regime change overseas. We get analysis from two guests: Bill Curry, political columnist at Salon.com and former White House counselor to President Clinton, and Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of several books, including "UnderstandingISIS and the New Global War on Terror."
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At face value, the tenuous narrative of a struggling, desperate NATO confounded by months of fierce resistance on all fronts and an increasingly brutal and transparently atrocious proxy army on the ground in Libya, suddenly wringing victory from what was essentially a catastrophic failure, is difficult to believe. This, especially as NATO desperately needs to turn its full attention toward Syria as the window of its imperial ambitions quickly closes forever. Already, claims that Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam had been captured have turned out to be admittedly false, Reuters finally admits, even after an elaborate tale had already begun spreading through the biased, irresponsible corporate-driven Western media.
It must also be kept in mind that bold lies have punctuated NATO's impotent attempts at sweeping their proxies into power, including perhaps the most brazen war propaganda in modern history, the NATO bombardment of Tripoli. Similarly, Qaddafi's entire command structure was reported either dead or captured. Most notably was the "confirmation" of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi's capture by the International Criminal Court, who claimed not only was his capture confirmed, but that the ICC was already in the process of preparing his transfer to the Hague. The propaganda operation succeeded to a limited extent, allowing otherwise incapable rebel forces to sweep into the capital and gain permanent holdings there. However Saif al-Islam would turn up very much free, and still leading efforts to defend his nation from NATO aggression in the heart of Tripoli.
To add insult to injury, the duplicitous criminals populating the ICC would later claim they never "confirmed" Saif al-Islam's capture , a blatant lie that will forever forfeit the already corporate-contrived "international institution's" legitimacy. Given such circumstances, one would be wise to reserve judgement on events unfolding in Libya until Qaddafi's own people confirm or deny the reports. Nothing can be put past NATO and their proxies who have exhibited for over half a year barbarism and duplicity on an unprecedented scale.
The entire city of Tawarga, Libya, with a population of 10,000 has verifiably been exiled or exterminated by NATO-backed rebel fighters, and various refugee camps set up by its fleeing residents attacked and scattered. The cities of Sirte and Bani Walid, likewise have been surrounded, cut-off with the declared intention of starving its civilian population into submission, and systematically destroyed by both rebels and NATO through indiscriminate use of heavy weapons and airstrikes.
It is also now revealed, the tenuous, duplicitous nature of the very claims used by NATO to justify its intervention in Libya in the first place. Human-rights imposter, Sliman Bouchuiguir flagrantly admitted to journalists that the accusations made against Qaddafi in the lead up to NATO operations were fabricated, unverified, "estimations" that came directly from leading members of the NTC itself. Hardly objective, and clearly agenda driven, Bouchuiguir and his "human rights" organization would also be revealed as having ties to both the NTC and US-funded organizations including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). His shameless explanations can be seen in in the documentary, "LiesBehind the "Humanitarian War" in Libya: There is No Evidence!"
In essence, NATO invaded and destroyed a nation, through the use of proxies listed as terrorists and who verifiably have US and British blood on their hands. It is also now clear that the pretext used to invade Libya was entirely contrived. When Obama ironically claimed "the rule of an iron fist inevitably comes to an end," it is quite clear that no iron fist must inevitably be brought to an end more than the Wall Street-London oligarchs who have perpetrated this grievous crime against the Libyan people and whom Obama represents.
What is certain is that America and the European Union are ruled by callous, calculating hypocrites who have thrown their people into the crucible of war for nearly a decade against people "sworn" to be the enemies of civilization, only to hand them an entire nation in Northern Africa. Such reckless megalomania may seem removed from the daily lives of Western people, but as economic conditions slide into oblivion, and the number of nations the West can turn its parasitic war machine against dwindles, it will be Americans and Europeans fed next into its ever-hungry maw.

Hillary Clinton Regime Change Foreign Policy

Clinton Demands Regime Change in Syria

Hillary Clinton, Queen of Hearts - By Michael Collins - Hillary Clinton has a very serious problem. She thinks that she runs the world and that those who disobey her must be punished, China and Russia in particular. Our chief diplomat behaves like a drunken bully, makes rash demands, and spoils for a fight with countries that can do some serious damage.
Over what? Regime change in Syria. Clinton is the tip of the spear for the project to control the Arab Spring movement. Her efforts have little to do with democracy. It is about controlling the agenda in the oil rich Middle East and the effort to prop up the decadent Saudis royals and other oil rich leaders hiding behind a nebulous organization called the Gulf Cooperation Council. In a statement to the Friends of Syria group on Friday, July 6, Clinton insisted that others observe the "norm of international law and human decency." She also made this bold assertion, laying bare the goals of the Obama administration: "We are focused on determining what we can do to try to hasten the end of this regime and to provide the circumstances for an effective process of transition and reconciliation." Hillary Clinton, July 6, 2012
How does that fit into the norms of international law? The United States helped set those norms at the Nuremberg trial. They couldn't be more precise. "Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances" is a war crime as is a "common plan or conspiracy" involving any of those efforts (ICRC). Through the support of the terrorist Free Syria Army and the very international coordination Clinton is leading at gatherings throughout the world, she shames the United States by her very public "conspiracy for the accomplishment of" a "war of aggression." Clinton demands regime change in Syria though that nation has not waged war against another, plans for that change openly at the fÃªte diplomatique she attends so often, and facilitates financial assistance to the rebels.
Did we all miss something? Has Syria attacked the United States?
In addition to threatening regime change in Syria, Clinton is fuming at Russia and China for defying her will. At the June 6 conference, it was off with their heads: "The only way that will change is if every nation represented here directly and urgently makes it clear that Russia and China will pay a price , because they are holding up progress -- blockading it -- that is no longer tolerable."
What "price" will Russia and China pay for "holding up progress"? Will we stop allowing China to buy U.S. Treasury bonds? Will the Europeans stop taking ample natural gas supplies from Russia? And how might we expect Clinton to describe "progress" for the people of Syria and the previous beneficiaries of the NATO - gulf monarchy version of the Arab Spring? Is progress the anarchy in Libya where, as Amnesty International describes it, "Entire towns and villages were deliberately rendered uninhabitable by the militias"? Is progress the ethnic cleansing of black Libyans, particularly the 30,000 residents of Tawergha who have been dispersed, beaten, and killed to exact revenge for siding with Gaddafi?
Is progress the recent presidential election in Egypt with the top two candidates eliminated from the final ballot by court decisions and the winner selected by the 20% to 30% of Egyptians who bothered to vote? U.S. and European brand democracy is the Trojan horse that lets loose the ravages of death and destruction and leaves nations in shambles, prey to shameless financial cabals like the International Monetary Fund.
Democracy here is the vulgar rhetoric of Secretary of State Clinton who demands endless war abroad as the people tell this administration and Congress that they've had enough of this type of violence in their name. In March the people spoke. Did anyone in power listen? Over 60% oppose any intervention in Syria, more than 50% want immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan, and nearly half want troops called back from Europe. If Secretary Clinton cared one bit about democracy, she would do the will of the people rather than serve the big money interests of the national security state and the demands of her own ego.
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Lavrov: new US sanctions will undermine ties with Washington

Lavrov: new US sanctions will undermine ties with Washington

Lavrov: new US sanctions will undermine ties with Washington

This has been announced by the Russian Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov in a phone call with his American counterpart John Kerry. The RussianForeign Ministry says the call had been initiated by Kerry. Lavrov’s warning came a day after US President Barack Obama signed a law, giving him the authority to impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Obama said he was not about to change the sanctions regime on Russia. He also emphasized that his administration would continue to review and calibrate anti-Russian sanctions to respond to the country’s actions in Ukraine.
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There was an appropriately great deal of outrage surrounding the "Russian hacking" of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but that was by no means the first time a government has tampered with a foreign country's change of power. As former CIA operativeAmaryllis Fox explains, there is large historical database compiled by Dov Levin at Carnegie Mellon University which contains covert and overt cases of direct election meddling between 1946 and 2000—a dataset that does not even include coups and other attempts at regime changes. What may or may not (at all) be surprising to most people is that 11% of all global elections in that time frame had interference from the U.S. and Russia, and in 70% of those instances it was the U.S. pulling the strings—for example, the 2000 Serbian election, in ...

At face value, the tenuous narrative of a struggling, desperate NATO confounded by months of fierce resistance on all fronts and an increasingly brutal and transparently atrocious proxy army on the ground in Libya, suddenly wringing victory from what was essentially a catastrophic failure, is difficult to believe. This, especially as NATO desperately needs to turn its full attention toward Syria as the window of its imperial ambitions quickly closes forever. Already, claims that Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam had been captured have turned out to be admittedly false, Reuters finally admits, even after an elaborate tale had already begun spreading through the biased, irresponsible corporate-driven Western media.
It must also be kept in mind that bold lies have punctuated NATO's impoten...

Clinton Questioned About Willingness To Engage In Regime Change

Hillary Clinton Regime Change Foreign Policy

Clinton Demands Regime Change in Syria

Hillary Clinton, Queen of Hearts - By Michael Collins - Hillary Clinton has a very serious problem. She thinks that she runs the world and that those who disobey her must be punished, China and Russia in particular. Our chief diplomat behaves like a drunken bully, makes rash demands, and spoils for a fight with countries that can do some serious damage.
Over what? Regime change in Syria. Clinton is the tip of the spear for the project to control the Arab Spring movement. Her efforts have little to do with democracy. It is about controlling the agenda in the oil rich Middle East and the effort to prop up the decadent Saudis royals and other oil rich leaders hiding behind a nebulous organization called the Gulf Cooperation Council. In a statement to the Friends of Syria group on Friday, Ju...

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There was an appropriately great deal of outrage surrounding the "Russian hacking" of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but that was by no means the first ti...

There was an appropriately great deal of outrage surrounding the "Russian hacking" of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but that was by no means the first time a government has tampered with a foreign country's change of power. As former CIA operativeAmaryllis Fox explains, there is large historical database compiled by Dov Levin at Carnegie Mellon University which contains covert and overt cases of direct election meddling between 1946 and 2000—a dataset that does not even include coups and other attempts at regime changes. What may or may not (at all) be surprising to most people is that 11% of all global elections in that time frame had interference from the U.S. and Russia, and in 70% of those instances it was the U.S. pulling the strings—for example, the 2000 Serbian election, in which the U.S. funded and supported the opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica against human-rights violator Slobodan Milošević. There is a tense point at which legality and ethics clash, and Fox states that in some cases it may actually be irresponsible for a world power not to intervene in an election. Of course, everyone believes their cause is worthy, so which interferences are seen as "noble" as opposed to criminal can be subjective. What is much more certain is that technology is changing nations' ability to tamper with elections significantly. Fox explains a few key methods—from information warfare to AI developments—and will leave positions of power more vulnerable to outside influence in the future. She holds onto the idea of integrity however, and hopes that notion is not completely of a bygone era.
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So the current conversation around Russia’s involvement in the U.S. election, I think, is a quickly unfolding one and there’s a lot of information that has yet to come to light. But broadly speaking it’s not unusual for Russia in particular and larger geopolitical powers in general to try to influence the outcome of elections that are going to have ramifications for them on the world stage.
The United States certainly continues to do this and has done this in the past. You know, Carnegie Mellon did a really valuable study of elections from 1946 through to current day and found that 11 percent of elections conducted around the world in every country for that entire period of time had influence from either Russia or the United States—and 70 percent of those instances of influence were the United States, rather than Russia.
This is something that, actually when you think about it, seems almost irresponsible not to do, to a certain extent. So if the United States has a perspective around which country is going to sponsor attacks here in American territory and which candidate in a given government will not, clearly the United States is going to have a perspective there.
A recent example of this, in the context of the U.S., would be leadership in post-conflict Iraq. Obviously there has been a lot of interest from Iran and Shiite forces within the Middle East in influence now that the government in Baghdad is more up for grabs, post-Saddam era.
And the United States has a perspective around how much Shiite influence Washington would like to see in Baghdad. That’s one example. Every election in every major strategic territory around the world, the United States, Russia, and most other world powers have a perspective around which candidate they would like to see win and which they wouldn’t. Now the extent to which a government is willing to push that perspective on the electorate of that country is a matter of law.

There was an appropriately great deal of outrage surrounding the "Russian hacking" of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but that was by no means the first time a government has tampered with a foreign country's change of power. As former CIA operativeAmaryllis Fox explains, there is large historical database compiled by Dov Levin at Carnegie Mellon University which contains covert and overt cases of direct election meddling between 1946 and 2000—a dataset that does not even include coups and other attempts at regime changes. What may or may not (at all) be surprising to most people is that 11% of all global elections in that time frame had interference from the U.S. and Russia, and in 70% of those instances it was the U.S. pulling the strings—for example, the 2000 Serbian election, in which the U.S. funded and supported the opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica against human-rights violator Slobodan Milošević. There is a tense point at which legality and ethics clash, and Fox states that in some cases it may actually be irresponsible for a world power not to intervene in an election. Of course, everyone believes their cause is worthy, so which interferences are seen as "noble" as opposed to criminal can be subjective. What is much more certain is that technology is changing nations' ability to tamper with elections significantly. Fox explains a few key methods—from information warfare to AI developments—and will leave positions of power more vulnerable to outside influence in the future. She holds onto the idea of integrity however, and hopes that notion is not completely of a bygone era.
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So the current conversation around Russia’s involvement in the U.S. election, I think, is a quickly unfolding one and there’s a lot of information that has yet to come to light. But broadly speaking it’s not unusual for Russia in particular and larger geopolitical powers in general to try to influence the outcome of elections that are going to have ramifications for them on the world stage.
The United States certainly continues to do this and has done this in the past. You know, Carnegie Mellon did a really valuable study of elections from 1946 through to current day and found that 11 percent of elections conducted around the world in every country for that entire period of time had influence from either Russia or the United States—and 70 percent of those instances of influence were the United States, rather than Russia.
This is something that, actually when you think about it, seems almost irresponsible not to do, to a certain extent. So if the United States has a perspective around which country is going to sponsor attacks here in American territory and which candidate in a given government will not, clearly the United States is going to have a perspective there.
A recent example of this, in the context of the U.S., would be leadership in post-conflict Iraq. Obviously there has been a lot of interest from Iran and Shiite forces within the Middle East in influence now that the government in Baghdad is more up for grabs, post-Saddam era.
And the United States has a perspective around how much Shiite influence Washington would like to see in Baghdad. That’s one example. Every election in every major strategic territory around the world, the United States, Russia, and most other world powers have a perspective around which candidate they would like to see win and which they wouldn’t. Now the extent to which a government is willing to push that perspective on the electorate of that country is a matter of law.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, VermontSenator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland GovernorMartin O’Malley faced off Saturday in the third Democratic presidential debate. The candidates met just one day after the Sanders campaign sued the Democratic National Committee for blocking access to key voter data files. The DNC took action after a Sanders campaign staffer improperly viewed Clinton’s voter files, taking advantage of a glitch in the system. The Sanders campaign fired the staffer involved, and the DNC has restored access to the files. Sanders apologized for the breach during Saturday’s debate, which focused largely on foreign policy. Clinton and Sanders sparred over the role of the U.S. military, with Sanders accusing Hillary Clinton of being too quick to push for regime change overseas. We get analysis from two guests: Bill Curry, political columnist at Salon.com and former White House counselor to President Clinton, and Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of several books, including "UnderstandingISIS and the New Global War on Terror."
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, VermontSenator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland GovernorMartin O’Malley faced off Saturday in the third Democratic presidential debate. The candidates met just one day after the Sanders campaign sued the Democratic National Committee for blocking access to key voter data files. The DNC took action after a Sanders campaign staffer improperly viewed Clinton’s voter files, taking advantage of a glitch in the system. The Sanders campaign fired the staffer involved, and the DNC has restored access to the files. Sanders apologized for the breach during Saturday’s debate, which focused largely on foreign policy. Clinton and Sanders sparred over the role of the U.S. military, with Sanders accusing Hillary Clinton of being too quick to push for regime change overseas. We get analysis from two guests: Bill Curry, political columnist at Salon.com and former White House counselor to President Clinton, and Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of several books, including "UnderstandingISIS and the New Global War on Terror."
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At face value, the tenuous narrative of a struggling, desperate NATO confounded by months of fierce resistance on all fronts and an increasingly brutal and tran...

At face value, the tenuous narrative of a struggling, desperate NATO confounded by months of fierce resistance on all fronts and an increasingly brutal and transparently atrocious proxy army on the ground in Libya, suddenly wringing victory from what was essentially a catastrophic failure, is difficult to believe. This, especially as NATO desperately needs to turn its full attention toward Syria as the window of its imperial ambitions quickly closes forever. Already, claims that Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam had been captured have turned out to be admittedly false, Reuters finally admits, even after an elaborate tale had already begun spreading through the biased, irresponsible corporate-driven Western media.
It must also be kept in mind that bold lies have punctuated NATO's impotent attempts at sweeping their proxies into power, including perhaps the most brazen war propaganda in modern history, the NATO bombardment of Tripoli. Similarly, Qaddafi's entire command structure was reported either dead or captured. Most notably was the "confirmation" of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi's capture by the International Criminal Court, who claimed not only was his capture confirmed, but that the ICC was already in the process of preparing his transfer to the Hague. The propaganda operation succeeded to a limited extent, allowing otherwise incapable rebel forces to sweep into the capital and gain permanent holdings there. However Saif al-Islam would turn up very much free, and still leading efforts to defend his nation from NATO aggression in the heart of Tripoli.
To add insult to injury, the duplicitous criminals populating the ICC would later claim they never "confirmed" Saif al-Islam's capture , a blatant lie that will forever forfeit the already corporate-contrived "international institution's" legitimacy. Given such circumstances, one would be wise to reserve judgement on events unfolding in Libya until Qaddafi's own people confirm or deny the reports. Nothing can be put past NATO and their proxies who have exhibited for over half a year barbarism and duplicity on an unprecedented scale.
The entire city of Tawarga, Libya, with a population of 10,000 has verifiably been exiled or exterminated by NATO-backed rebel fighters, and various refugee camps set up by its fleeing residents attacked and scattered. The cities of Sirte and Bani Walid, likewise have been surrounded, cut-off with the declared intention of starving its civilian population into submission, and systematically destroyed by both rebels and NATO through indiscriminate use of heavy weapons and airstrikes.
It is also now revealed, the tenuous, duplicitous nature of the very claims used by NATO to justify its intervention in Libya in the first place. Human-rights imposter, Sliman Bouchuiguir flagrantly admitted to journalists that the accusations made against Qaddafi in the lead up to NATO operations were fabricated, unverified, "estimations" that came directly from leading members of the NTC itself. Hardly objective, and clearly agenda driven, Bouchuiguir and his "human rights" organization would also be revealed as having ties to both the NTC and US-funded organizations including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). His shameless explanations can be seen in in the documentary, "LiesBehind the "Humanitarian War" in Libya: There is No Evidence!"
In essence, NATO invaded and destroyed a nation, through the use of proxies listed as terrorists and who verifiably have US and British blood on their hands. It is also now clear that the pretext used to invade Libya was entirely contrived. When Obama ironically claimed "the rule of an iron fist inevitably comes to an end," it is quite clear that no iron fist must inevitably be brought to an end more than the Wall Street-London oligarchs who have perpetrated this grievous crime against the Libyan people and whom Obama represents.
What is certain is that America and the European Union are ruled by callous, calculating hypocrites who have thrown their people into the crucible of war for nearly a decade against people "sworn" to be the enemies of civilization, only to hand them an entire nation in Northern Africa. Such reckless megalomania may seem removed from the daily lives of Western people, but as economic conditions slide into oblivion, and the number of nations the West can turn its parasitic war machine against dwindles, it will be Americans and Europeans fed next into its ever-hungry maw.

At face value, the tenuous narrative of a struggling, desperate NATO confounded by months of fierce resistance on all fronts and an increasingly brutal and transparently atrocious proxy army on the ground in Libya, suddenly wringing victory from what was essentially a catastrophic failure, is difficult to believe. This, especially as NATO desperately needs to turn its full attention toward Syria as the window of its imperial ambitions quickly closes forever. Already, claims that Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam had been captured have turned out to be admittedly false, Reuters finally admits, even after an elaborate tale had already begun spreading through the biased, irresponsible corporate-driven Western media.
It must also be kept in mind that bold lies have punctuated NATO's impotent attempts at sweeping their proxies into power, including perhaps the most brazen war propaganda in modern history, the NATO bombardment of Tripoli. Similarly, Qaddafi's entire command structure was reported either dead or captured. Most notably was the "confirmation" of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi's capture by the International Criminal Court, who claimed not only was his capture confirmed, but that the ICC was already in the process of preparing his transfer to the Hague. The propaganda operation succeeded to a limited extent, allowing otherwise incapable rebel forces to sweep into the capital and gain permanent holdings there. However Saif al-Islam would turn up very much free, and still leading efforts to defend his nation from NATO aggression in the heart of Tripoli.
To add insult to injury, the duplicitous criminals populating the ICC would later claim they never "confirmed" Saif al-Islam's capture , a blatant lie that will forever forfeit the already corporate-contrived "international institution's" legitimacy. Given such circumstances, one would be wise to reserve judgement on events unfolding in Libya until Qaddafi's own people confirm or deny the reports. Nothing can be put past NATO and their proxies who have exhibited for over half a year barbarism and duplicity on an unprecedented scale.
The entire city of Tawarga, Libya, with a population of 10,000 has verifiably been exiled or exterminated by NATO-backed rebel fighters, and various refugee camps set up by its fleeing residents attacked and scattered. The cities of Sirte and Bani Walid, likewise have been surrounded, cut-off with the declared intention of starving its civilian population into submission, and systematically destroyed by both rebels and NATO through indiscriminate use of heavy weapons and airstrikes.
It is also now revealed, the tenuous, duplicitous nature of the very claims used by NATO to justify its intervention in Libya in the first place. Human-rights imposter, Sliman Bouchuiguir flagrantly admitted to journalists that the accusations made against Qaddafi in the lead up to NATO operations were fabricated, unverified, "estimations" that came directly from leading members of the NTC itself. Hardly objective, and clearly agenda driven, Bouchuiguir and his "human rights" organization would also be revealed as having ties to both the NTC and US-funded organizations including the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). His shameless explanations can be seen in in the documentary, "LiesBehind the "Humanitarian War" in Libya: There is No Evidence!"
In essence, NATO invaded and destroyed a nation, through the use of proxies listed as terrorists and who verifiably have US and British blood on their hands. It is also now clear that the pretext used to invade Libya was entirely contrived. When Obama ironically claimed "the rule of an iron fist inevitably comes to an end," it is quite clear that no iron fist must inevitably be brought to an end more than the Wall Street-London oligarchs who have perpetrated this grievous crime against the Libyan people and whom Obama represents.
What is certain is that America and the European Union are ruled by callous, calculating hypocrites who have thrown their people into the crucible of war for nearly a decade against people "sworn" to be the enemies of civilization, only to hand them an entire nation in Northern Africa. Such reckless megalomania may seem removed from the daily lives of Western people, but as economic conditions slide into oblivion, and the number of nations the West can turn its parasitic war machine against dwindles, it will be Americans and Europeans fed next into its ever-hungry maw.

Hillary Clinton, Queen of Hearts - By Michael Collins - Hillary Clinton has a very serious problem. She thinks that she runs the world and that those who disobey her must be punished, China and Russia in particular. Our chief diplomat behaves like a drunken bully, makes rash demands, and spoils for a fight with countries that can do some serious damage.
Over what? Regime change in Syria. Clinton is the tip of the spear for the project to control the Arab Spring movement. Her efforts have little to do with democracy. It is about controlling the agenda in the oil rich Middle East and the effort to prop up the decadent Saudis royals and other oil rich leaders hiding behind a nebulous organization called the Gulf Cooperation Council. In a statement to the Friends of Syria group on Friday, July 6, Clinton insisted that others observe the "norm of international law and human decency." She also made this bold assertion, laying bare the goals of the Obama administration: "We are focused on determining what we can do to try to hasten the end of this regime and to provide the circumstances for an effective process of transition and reconciliation." Hillary Clinton, July 6, 2012
How does that fit into the norms of international law? The United States helped set those norms at the Nuremberg trial. They couldn't be more precise. "Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances" is a war crime as is a "common plan or conspiracy" involving any of those efforts (ICRC). Through the support of the terrorist Free Syria Army and the very international coordination Clinton is leading at gatherings throughout the world, she shames the United States by her very public "conspiracy for the accomplishment of" a "war of aggression." Clinton demands regime change in Syria though that nation has not waged war against another, plans for that change openly at the fÃªte diplomatique she attends so often, and facilitates financial assistance to the rebels.
Did we all miss something? Has Syria attacked the United States?
In addition to threatening regime change in Syria, Clinton is fuming at Russia and China for defying her will. At the June 6 conference, it was off with their heads: "The only way that will change is if every nation represented here directly and urgently makes it clear that Russia and China will pay a price , because they are holding up progress -- blockading it -- that is no longer tolerable."
What "price" will Russia and China pay for "holding up progress"? Will we stop allowing China to buy U.S. Treasury bonds? Will the Europeans stop taking ample natural gas supplies from Russia? And how might we expect Clinton to describe "progress" for the people of Syria and the previous beneficiaries of the NATO - gulf monarchy version of the Arab Spring? Is progress the anarchy in Libya where, as Amnesty International describes it, "Entire towns and villages were deliberately rendered uninhabitable by the militias"? Is progress the ethnic cleansing of black Libyans, particularly the 30,000 residents of Tawergha who have been dispersed, beaten, and killed to exact revenge for siding with Gaddafi?
Is progress the recent presidential election in Egypt with the top two candidates eliminated from the final ballot by court decisions and the winner selected by the 20% to 30% of Egyptians who bothered to vote? U.S. and European brand democracy is the Trojan horse that lets loose the ravages of death and destruction and leaves nations in shambles, prey to shameless financial cabals like the International Monetary Fund.
Democracy here is the vulgar rhetoric of Secretary of State Clinton who demands endless war abroad as the people tell this administration and Congress that they've had enough of this type of violence in their name. In March the people spoke. Did anyone in power listen? Over 60% oppose any intervention in Syria, more than 50% want immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan, and nearly half want troops called back from Europe. If Secretary Clinton cared one bit about democracy, she would do the will of the people rather than serve the big money interests of the national security state and the demands of her own ego.
http://warisacrime.org/content/hillary-clinton-queen-hearts
Soros / Sharp-"Revolutions of Death" http://youtu.be/96Ud0-QhTBc
US State Dept. started trouble in Russia http://youtu.be/8LgMnCDLj_0
West Demonizes Putin http://youtu.be/-4ajrL-lpD4
FOX NewsPropaganda against Russia. America is the new Soviet Union
http://youtu.be/L3dnjYVzYNY
U.S. Pushing for War - Pat Buchanan http://youtu.be/lL1LDjhQY20
Pat Buchanan - US BiasAgainst Russia & Christianity http://youtu.be/ArYnjflfHjI
Why the West Fears Putin
http://youtu.be/xNFmBJSAxUQ
Russians Defend Christianity / защиту веры
http://youtu.be/oBXZ1nWyTZ0
Christianity Grows in Russia & Declines in the West
http://youtu.be/qzqnhj8W9Ac

Hillary Clinton, Queen of Hearts - By Michael Collins - Hillary Clinton has a very serious problem. She thinks that she runs the world and that those who disobey her must be punished, China and Russia in particular. Our chief diplomat behaves like a drunken bully, makes rash demands, and spoils for a fight with countries that can do some serious damage.
Over what? Regime change in Syria. Clinton is the tip of the spear for the project to control the Arab Spring movement. Her efforts have little to do with democracy. It is about controlling the agenda in the oil rich Middle East and the effort to prop up the decadent Saudis royals and other oil rich leaders hiding behind a nebulous organization called the Gulf Cooperation Council. In a statement to the Friends of Syria group on Friday, July 6, Clinton insisted that others observe the "norm of international law and human decency." She also made this bold assertion, laying bare the goals of the Obama administration: "We are focused on determining what we can do to try to hasten the end of this regime and to provide the circumstances for an effective process of transition and reconciliation." Hillary Clinton, July 6, 2012
How does that fit into the norms of international law? The United States helped set those norms at the Nuremberg trial. They couldn't be more precise. "Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances" is a war crime as is a "common plan or conspiracy" involving any of those efforts (ICRC). Through the support of the terrorist Free Syria Army and the very international coordination Clinton is leading at gatherings throughout the world, she shames the United States by her very public "conspiracy for the accomplishment of" a "war of aggression." Clinton demands regime change in Syria though that nation has not waged war against another, plans for that change openly at the fÃªte diplomatique she attends so often, and facilitates financial assistance to the rebels.
Did we all miss something? Has Syria attacked the United States?
In addition to threatening regime change in Syria, Clinton is fuming at Russia and China for defying her will. At the June 6 conference, it was off with their heads: "The only way that will change is if every nation represented here directly and urgently makes it clear that Russia and China will pay a price , because they are holding up progress -- blockading it -- that is no longer tolerable."
What "price" will Russia and China pay for "holding up progress"? Will we stop allowing China to buy U.S. Treasury bonds? Will the Europeans stop taking ample natural gas supplies from Russia? And how might we expect Clinton to describe "progress" for the people of Syria and the previous beneficiaries of the NATO - gulf monarchy version of the Arab Spring? Is progress the anarchy in Libya where, as Amnesty International describes it, "Entire towns and villages were deliberately rendered uninhabitable by the militias"? Is progress the ethnic cleansing of black Libyans, particularly the 30,000 residents of Tawergha who have been dispersed, beaten, and killed to exact revenge for siding with Gaddafi?
Is progress the recent presidential election in Egypt with the top two candidates eliminated from the final ballot by court decisions and the winner selected by the 20% to 30% of Egyptians who bothered to vote? U.S. and European brand democracy is the Trojan horse that lets loose the ravages of death and destruction and leaves nations in shambles, prey to shameless financial cabals like the International Monetary Fund.
Democracy here is the vulgar rhetoric of Secretary of State Clinton who demands endless war abroad as the people tell this administration and Congress that they've had enough of this type of violence in their name. In March the people spoke. Did anyone in power listen? Over 60% oppose any intervention in Syria, more than 50% want immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan, and nearly half want troops called back from Europe. If Secretary Clinton cared one bit about democracy, she would do the will of the people rather than serve the big money interests of the national security state and the demands of her own ego.
http://warisacrime.org/content/hillary-clinton-queen-hearts
Soros / Sharp-"Revolutions of Death" http://youtu.be/96Ud0-QhTBc
US State Dept. started trouble in Russia http://youtu.be/8LgMnCDLj_0
West Demonizes Putin http://youtu.be/-4ajrL-lpD4
FOX NewsPropaganda against Russia. America is the new Soviet Union
http://youtu.be/L3dnjYVzYNY
U.S. Pushing for War - Pat Buchanan http://youtu.be/lL1LDjhQY20
Pat Buchanan - US BiasAgainst Russia & Christianity http://youtu.be/ArYnjflfHjI
Why the West Fears Putin
http://youtu.be/xNFmBJSAxUQ
Russians Defend Christianity / защиту веры
http://youtu.be/oBXZ1nWyTZ0
Christianity Grows in Russia & Declines in the West
http://youtu.be/qzqnhj8W9Ac

This has been announced by the Russian Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov in a phone call with his American counterpart John Kerry. The RussianForeign Ministry says the call had been initiated by Kerry. Lavrov’s warning came a day after US President Barack Obama signed a law, giving him the authority to impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Obama said he was not about to change the sanctions regime on Russia. He also emphasized that his administration would continue to review and calibrate anti-Russian sanctions to respond to the country’s actions in Ukraine.
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This has been announced by the Russian Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov in a phone call with his American counterpart John Kerry. The RussianForeign Ministry says the call had been initiated by Kerry. Lavrov’s warning came a day after US President Barack Obama signed a law, giving him the authority to impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. Obama said he was not about to change the sanctions regime on Russia. He also emphasized that his administration would continue to review and calibrate anti-Russian sanctions to respond to the country’s actions in Ukraine.
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PBS NewsHour full episode February 7, 2018

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Senate leaders reach a two-year budget deal, which will face political headwinds in the House. Also: The president's plan for a military parade, the fall of casino mogul Steve Wynn, a spike in crime is blamed on migrants in Germany and a new book on love and marriage in India.

8. Sparta

Introduction to Ancient GreekHistory (CLCV 205)
In this lecture, ProfessorDonald Kagan explores the rise, fall, and significance of tyrannies in the Greek polis. He argues that the various tyrannies in the Greek world had both negative and positive aspects, which need to be appreciated. For instance, on the one hand, tyrannies promoted economic, commercial and artistic advances. On the other hand, tyrannies ruled absolutely and curbed the freedom of the polis. Finally, Professor Kagan intimates that tyrannies in many ways were a necessary step in the development of the classical polis. In short, through tyrannies, the power and influence of the aristocracy was broken and the hoplite farmer grew greater in significance.
00:00 - Chapter 1. Theorizing Why the Hoplite Phalanx Was Not A...

published: 20 Nov 2008

CNN & Reza Aslem Team Up To Defend Cults Like Scientology

CNN's new show "Believer" hosted by Reza Aslem is a disgrace. Its completely dishonest in its coverage of Scientology and Reza is constantly making it seem cults are ok because they are similar to other religions. This is irresponsible and unconscionable.
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Gospel Movie | What Is True Faith in God? | "Faith in God" | The Second Coming of Jesus

GospelMovie | What IsTrue Faith in God? | "Faith in God" | The Second Coming of Jesus
Yu Congguang preaches the gospel for the Church of Almighty God. While preaching the gospel, he was pursued by the Chinese Communist government. He fled to the mountains, where he received help from Zheng Xun, a co-worker of the local house church. When they first met each other, they felt like they had already known each other for a long time. Zheng Xun took Yu Congguang to the thatched shack where he and his co-workers gathered. There, a debate unfolded among Zheng Xun and his co-workers over whether or not a believer in God should obey those in power. Yu Congguang gave fellowship in light of this issue and dispelled their confusion. Yu Congguang's fellowship was extremely helpful to them, and they a...

published: 13 Sep 2017

President Trump Orders U.S. Airstrike on Syria

Christians and Politics - Jeremiah 29:1-13 - Skip Heitzig

Don’t worry, I’m not preaching politics, nor am I endorsing a candidate today. I realize that both political parties go to church and that Christians have a wide variety of political notions. As a registered independent, I am aware of the flaws that exist on both sides, and so I am not taking sides today. But I want to call the body of Christ to be informed of the policies, engaged in the process, and active in the promotion of godly discourse. Furthermore, I am asking that we be united this week in prayer and fasting for this nation.
This teaching is from our series Individual TopicalMessages with Skip Heitzig from CalvaryAlbuquerque.

published: 19 Sep 2016

HLS in the World | New Technologies, New Dilemmas

New technologies with implications for human health and enhancement are developing at breakneck speed, with fundamental changes in genomic medicine, reproductive technology, neuroscience, and even how we die. Each of these technologies raises important questions at the intersection of ethics, law, and politics. What role should the government have in regulating scientific innovation? How should we weigh potential risks and benefits, to individuals, vulnerable populations, and even the environment? Can these technologies be used to promote justice, or do they risk entrenching existing disparities? Glenn Cohen ‘03, faculty director, Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School; JudithEdersheim ‘85, co-founder and co-director, Center for Law, Brain and Behavior, Harvard Medical School; Atul Ga...

President-Elect Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Russia Condemns Chemical Terrorism and the White Helmets in Syria. United Nations, 5 April

"Future of Food: Dictatorship or Democracy?" by Vandana Shiva

October 30, 2014 | Dr. Vandana Shiva discusses how the future of the planet is intimately linked to the future of food, both because everyone must eat and because industrial agriculture has the largest impact on ecosystems and our health. Trained in physics and philosophy, Dr. Vandana Shiva is renowned for her activism against GMOs, globalization, and patents on seeds and traditional foods. She co-founded Navdanya, which promotes seed saving and organic farming and has more than 70,000 farmer-members. She is the recipient of the 1993AlternativeNobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award) and has authored several bestselling books.

This Is The Worst Leftist Article About Americas Past Time I Have Ever Read

If you are squeamish, this one is not for you. It used to be only the religious right used to shame people for what they did in the sheets. But now its the left, and this article is the most ridiculous I have ever read on the subject. It is also completely irresponsible.
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PBS NewsHour full episode February 7, 2018

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Senate leaders reach a two-year budget deal, which will face political headwinds in the House. Also: The president's plan for a milit...

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Senate leaders reach a two-year budget deal, which will face political headwinds in the House. Also: The president's plan for a military parade, the fall of casino mogul Steve Wynn, a spike in crime is blamed on migrants in Germany and a new book on love and marriage in India.

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Senate leaders reach a two-year budget deal, which will face political headwinds in the House. Also: The president's plan for a military parade, the fall of casino mogul Steve Wynn, a spike in crime is blamed on migrants in Germany and a new book on love and marriage in India.

CNN & Reza Aslem Team Up To Defend Cults Like Scientology

CNN's new show "Believer" hosted by Reza Aslem is a disgrace. Its completely dishonest in its coverage of Scientology and Reza is constantly making it seem cult...

CNN's new show "Believer" hosted by Reza Aslem is a disgrace. Its completely dishonest in its coverage of Scientology and Reza is constantly making it seem cults are ok because they are similar to other religions. This is irresponsible and unconscionable.
Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L08hw0W8aEc
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CNN's new show "Believer" hosted by Reza Aslem is a disgrace. Its completely dishonest in its coverage of Scientology and Reza is constantly making it seem cults are ok because they are similar to other religions. This is irresponsible and unconscionable.
Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L08hw0W8aEc
https://goo.gl/LDhQ3N
Channels:
MauritianStruggle: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2yh-MfL2LamSVqb76fEPCg
Redbeard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTAGeB7BdA7x0c9oh5Ro8rw
Coffee with Comment: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmoEu7zNhqHbr2Vbaxev2w
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GospelMovie | What IsTrue Faith in God? | "Faith in God" | The Second Coming of Jesus
Yu Congguang preaches the gospel for the Church of Almighty God. While preaching the gospel, he was pursued by the Chinese Communist government. He fled to the mountains, where he received help from Zheng Xun, a co-worker of the local house church. When they first met each other, they felt like they had already known each other for a long time. Zheng Xun took Yu Congguang to the thatched shack where he and his co-workers gathered. There, a debate unfolded among Zheng Xun and his co-workers over whether or not a believer in God should obey those in power. Yu Congguang gave fellowship in light of this issue and dispelled their confusion. Yu Congguang's fellowship was extremely helpful to them, and they all began to seek out and study Almighty God's work of the last days. However, when Elder Sun from the local church learned that Yu Congguang was a witness from the Church of Almighty God, he did everything he possibly could to seal off the church and prevent the followers from seeking out the true way. Sun went door-to-door looking for Yu Congguang, and even mobilized the followers to report Yu to the police and arrest him …
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ChristianSong "True Meaning of Faith in God" https://www.holyspiritspeaks.org/videos/hymn-true-meaning-of-faith-in-god/
Almighty God's word "In Your Faith in God You Should Obey God" https://www.holyspiritspeaks.org/videos/word-those-who-believe-in-god-should-submit-to-him
Eastern Lightning, The Church of Almighty God was created because of the appearance and work of Almighty God, the second coming of the Lord Jesus, Christ of the last days. It is made up of all those who accept Almighty God's work in the last days and are conquered and saved by His words. It was entirely founded by Almighty God personally and is led by Him as the Shepherd. It was definitely not created by a person. Christ is the truth, the way, and the life. God's sheep hear God's voice. As long as you read the words of Almighty God, you will see God has appeared.
The Church of Almighty God: https://en.godfootsteps.org
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Special statement: This video production was produced as a not-for-profit piece by the Church of Almighty God. The actors that appear in this production are performing on a not-for-profit basis, and have not been paid in any way. This video may not be distributed for profit to any third party, and we hope that everyone will share it and distribute it openly. When you distribute it, please note the source. Without the consent of the Church of Almighty God, no organization, social group, or individual may tamper with or misrepresent the contents of this video.

GospelMovie | What IsTrue Faith in God? | "Faith in God" | The Second Coming of Jesus
Yu Congguang preaches the gospel for the Church of Almighty God. While preaching the gospel, he was pursued by the Chinese Communist government. He fled to the mountains, where he received help from Zheng Xun, a co-worker of the local house church. When they first met each other, they felt like they had already known each other for a long time. Zheng Xun took Yu Congguang to the thatched shack where he and his co-workers gathered. There, a debate unfolded among Zheng Xun and his co-workers over whether or not a believer in God should obey those in power. Yu Congguang gave fellowship in light of this issue and dispelled their confusion. Yu Congguang's fellowship was extremely helpful to them, and they all began to seek out and study Almighty God's work of the last days. However, when Elder Sun from the local church learned that Yu Congguang was a witness from the Church of Almighty God, he did everything he possibly could to seal off the church and prevent the followers from seeking out the true way. Sun went door-to-door looking for Yu Congguang, and even mobilized the followers to report Yu to the police and arrest him …
Recommended:
ChristianSong "True Meaning of Faith in God" https://www.holyspiritspeaks.org/videos/hymn-true-meaning-of-faith-in-god/
Almighty God's word "In Your Faith in God You Should Obey God" https://www.holyspiritspeaks.org/videos/word-those-who-believe-in-god-should-submit-to-him
Eastern Lightning, The Church of Almighty God was created because of the appearance and work of Almighty God, the second coming of the Lord Jesus, Christ of the last days. It is made up of all those who accept Almighty God's work in the last days and are conquered and saved by His words. It was entirely founded by Almighty God personally and is led by Him as the Shepherd. It was definitely not created by a person. Christ is the truth, the way, and the life. God's sheep hear God's voice. As long as you read the words of Almighty God, you will see God has appeared.
The Church of Almighty God: https://en.godfootsteps.org
Gospel of the Descent of Kingdom: https://www.holyspiritspeaks.org
The Church of Almighty God YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/godfootstepsen
The Church of Almighty God Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godfootstepsen
The Church of Almighty God Twitter: https://twitter.com/churchAlmighty
The Church of Almighty God Blog: https://en.blog.hidden-advent.org/
The Church of Almighty God Instagram: https://instagram.com/thechurchofalmightygod
Gospel Hotline: +1-347-422-1980， +1-416-371-8825
Email: info@almightygod.church
Special statement: This video production was produced as a not-for-profit piece by the Church of Almighty God. The actors that appear in this production are performing on a not-for-profit basis, and have not been paid in any way. This video may not be distributed for profit to any third party, and we hope that everyone will share it and distribute it openly. When you distribute it, please note the source. Without the consent of the Church of Almighty God, no organization, social group, or individual may tamper with or misrepresent the contents of this video.

Don’t worry, I’m not preaching politics, nor am I endorsing a candidate today. I realize that both political parties go to church and that Christians have a wide variety of political notions. As a registered independent, I am aware of the flaws that exist on both sides, and so I am not taking sides today. But I want to call the body of Christ to be informed of the policies, engaged in the process, and active in the promotion of godly discourse. Furthermore, I am asking that we be united this week in prayer and fasting for this nation.
This teaching is from our series Individual TopicalMessages with Skip Heitzig from CalvaryAlbuquerque.

Don’t worry, I’m not preaching politics, nor am I endorsing a candidate today. I realize that both political parties go to church and that Christians have a wide variety of political notions. As a registered independent, I am aware of the flaws that exist on both sides, and so I am not taking sides today. But I want to call the body of Christ to be informed of the policies, engaged in the process, and active in the promotion of godly discourse. Furthermore, I am asking that we be united this week in prayer and fasting for this nation.
This teaching is from our series Individual TopicalMessages with Skip Heitzig from CalvaryAlbuquerque.

HLS in the World | New Technologies, New Dilemmas

New technologies with implications for human health and enhancement are developing at breakneck speed, with fundamental changes in genomic medicine, reproductiv...

New technologies with implications for human health and enhancement are developing at breakneck speed, with fundamental changes in genomic medicine, reproductive technology, neuroscience, and even how we die. Each of these technologies raises important questions at the intersection of ethics, law, and politics. What role should the government have in regulating scientific innovation? How should we weigh potential risks and benefits, to individuals, vulnerable populations, and even the environment? Can these technologies be used to promote justice, or do they risk entrenching existing disparities? Glenn Cohen ‘03, faculty director, Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School; JudithEdersheim ‘85, co-founder and co-director, Center for Law, Brain and Behavior, Harvard Medical School; Atul Gawande, executive director of AriadneLabs; and Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, discussed these pressing questions, and more, from their perspectives as lawyers, scientists, and clinicians. Carmel Shachar ‘10 hosted the panel.
Their talk was part of the HLS in the World bicentennial summit which took place at Harvard Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017. Read more: http://200.hls.harvard.edu/

New technologies with implications for human health and enhancement are developing at breakneck speed, with fundamental changes in genomic medicine, reproductive technology, neuroscience, and even how we die. Each of these technologies raises important questions at the intersection of ethics, law, and politics. What role should the government have in regulating scientific innovation? How should we weigh potential risks and benefits, to individuals, vulnerable populations, and even the environment? Can these technologies be used to promote justice, or do they risk entrenching existing disparities? Glenn Cohen ‘03, faculty director, Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School; JudithEdersheim ‘85, co-founder and co-director, Center for Law, Brain and Behavior, Harvard Medical School; Atul Gawande, executive director of AriadneLabs; and Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, discussed these pressing questions, and more, from their perspectives as lawyers, scientists, and clinicians. Carmel Shachar ‘10 hosted the panel.
Their talk was part of the HLS in the World bicentennial summit which took place at Harvard Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017. Read more: http://200.hls.harvard.edu/

Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. How did we get to this point? And what do we do now?
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Russia Condemns Chemical Terrorism and the White Helmets in Syria. United Nations, 5 April

"Future of Food: Dictatorship or Democracy?" by Vandana Shiva

October 30, 2014 | Dr. Vandana Shiva discusses how the future of the planet is intimately linked to the future of food, both because everyone must eat and becau...

October 30, 2014 | Dr. Vandana Shiva discusses how the future of the planet is intimately linked to the future of food, both because everyone must eat and because industrial agriculture has the largest impact on ecosystems and our health. Trained in physics and philosophy, Dr. Vandana Shiva is renowned for her activism against GMOs, globalization, and patents on seeds and traditional foods. She co-founded Navdanya, which promotes seed saving and organic farming and has more than 70,000 farmer-members. She is the recipient of the 1993AlternativeNobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award) and has authored several bestselling books.

October 30, 2014 | Dr. Vandana Shiva discusses how the future of the planet is intimately linked to the future of food, both because everyone must eat and because industrial agriculture has the largest impact on ecosystems and our health. Trained in physics and philosophy, Dr. Vandana Shiva is renowned for her activism against GMOs, globalization, and patents on seeds and traditional foods. She co-founded Navdanya, which promotes seed saving and organic farming and has more than 70,000 farmer-members. She is the recipient of the 1993AlternativeNobel Peace Prize (the Right Livelihood Award) and has authored several bestselling books.

This Is The Worst Leftist Article About Americas Past Time I Have Ever Read

If you are squeamish, this one is not for you. It used to be only the religious right used to shame people for what they did in the sheets. But now its the left...

If you are squeamish, this one is not for you. It used to be only the religious right used to shame people for what they did in the sheets. But now its the left, and this article is the most ridiculous I have ever read on the subject. It is also completely irresponsible.
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https://goo.gl/ek05Bw
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If you are squeamish, this one is not for you. It used to be only the religious right used to shame people for what they did in the sheets. But now its the left, and this article is the most ridiculous I have ever read on the subject. It is also completely irresponsible.
Sources: https://goo.gl/PQeEsF
https://goo.gl/ek05Bw
https://goo.gl/iL3ynp
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Why Socrates Hated Democracy

We’re used to thinking hugely well of democracy. But interestingly, one of the wisest people who ever lived, Socrates, had deep suspicions of it. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://goo.gl/mQYmze
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There was an appropriately great deal of outrage surrounding the "Russian hacking" of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but that was by no means the first time a government has tampered with a foreign country's change of power. As former CIA operativeAmaryllis Fox explains, there is large historical database compiled by Dov Levin at Carnegie Mellon University which contains covert and overt cases of direct election meddling between 1946 and 2000—a dataset that does not even include coups and other attempts at regime changes. What may or may not (at all) be surprising to most people is that 11% of all global elections in that time frame had interference from the U.S. and Russia, and in 70% of those instances it was the U.S. pulling the strings—for example, the 2000 Serbian election, in which the U.S. funded and supported the opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica against human-rights violator Slobodan Milošević. There is a tense point at which legality and ethics clash, and Fox states that in some cases it may actually be irresponsible for a world power not to intervene in an election. Of course, everyone believes their cause is worthy, so which interferences are seen as "noble" as opposed to criminal can be subjective. What is much more certain is that technology is changing nations' ability to tamper with elections significantly. Fox explains a few key methods—from information warfare to AI developments—and will leave positions of power more vulnerable to outside influence in the future. She holds onto the idea of integrity however, and hopes that notion is not completely of a bygone era.
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So the current conversation around Russia’s involvement in the U.S. election, I think, is a quickly unfolding one and there’s a lot of information that has yet to come to light. But broadly speaking it’s not unusual for Russia in particular and larger geopolitical powers in general to try to influence the outcome of elections that are going to have ramifications for them on the world stage.
The United States certainly continues to do this and has done this in the past. You know, Carnegie Mellon did a really valuable study of elections from 1946 through to current day and found that 11 percent of elections conducted around the world in every country for that entire period of time had influence from either Russia or the United States—and 70 percent of those instances of influence were the United States, rather than Russia.
This is something that, actually when you think about it, seems almost irresponsible not to do, to a certain extent. So if the United States has a perspective around which country is going to sponsor attacks here in American territory and which candidate in a given government will not, clearly the United States is going to have a perspective there.
A recent example of this, in the context of the U.S., would be leadership in post-conflict Iraq. Obviously there has been a lot of interest from Iran and Shiite forces within the Middle East in influence now that the government in Baghdad is more up for grabs, post-Saddam era.
And the United States has a perspective around how much Shiite influence Washington would like to see in Baghdad. That’s one example. Every election in every major strategic territory around the world, the United States, Russia, and most other world powers have a perspective around which candidate they would like to see win and which they wouldn’t. Now the extent to which a government is willing to push that perspective on the electorate of that country is a matter of law.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, VermontSenator Bernie Sanders and former Maryland GovernorMartin O’Malley faced off Saturday in the third Democratic presidential debate. The candidates met just one day after the Sanders campaign sued the Democratic National Committee for blocking access to key voter data files. The DNC took action after a Sanders campaign staffer improperly viewed Clinton’s voter files, taking advantage of a glitch in the system. The Sanders campaign fired the staffer involved, and the DNC has restored access to the files. Sanders apologized for the breach during Saturday’s debate, which focused largely on foreign policy. Clinton and Sanders sparred over the role of the U.S. military, with Sanders accusing Hillary Clinton of being too quick to push for regime change overseas. We get analysis from two guests: Bill Curry, political columnist at Salon.com and former White House counselor to President Clinton, and Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and author of several books, including "UnderstandingISIS and the New Global War on Terror."
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Why the U.S. strategy of arming Syrian rebels didn’t work

A covert CIA program created under the Obama administration to train and arm moderate Syri...

PBS NewsHour full episode February 7, 2018

Wednesday on the NewsHour, Senate leaders reach a two-year budget deal, which will face political headwinds in the House. Also: The president's plan for a military parade, the fall of casino mogul Steve Wynn, a spike in crime is blamed on migrants in Germany and a new book on love and marriage in India.

CNN & Reza Aslem Team Up To Defend Cults Like Scientology

CNN's new show "Believer" hosted by Reza Aslem is a disgrace. Its completely dishonest in its coverage of Scientology and Reza is constantly making it seem cults are ok because they are similar to other religions. This is irresponsible and unconscionable.
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Leon Trotsky - The life of a revolutionary

To mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, the International Marxist Tendency and In...

Gospel Movie | What Is True Faith in God? | "Faith in God" | The Second Coming of Jesus

GospelMovie | What IsTrue Faith in God? | "Faith in God" | The Second Coming of Jesus
Yu Congguang preaches the gospel for the Church of Almighty God. While preaching the gospel, he was pursued by the Chinese Communist government. He fled to the mountains, where he received help from Zheng Xun, a co-worker of the local house church. When they first met each other, they felt like they had already known each other for a long time. Zheng Xun took Yu Congguang to the thatched shack where he and his co-workers gathered. There, a debate unfolded among Zheng Xun and his co-workers over whether or not a believer in God should obey those in power. Yu Congguang gave fellowship in light of this issue and dispelled their confusion. Yu Congguang's fellowship was extremely helpful to them, and they all began to seek out and study Almighty God's work of the last days. However, when Elder Sun from the local church learned that Yu Congguang was a witness from the Church of Almighty God, he did everything he possibly could to seal off the church and prevent the followers from seeking out the true way. Sun went door-to-door looking for Yu Congguang, and even mobilized the followers to report Yu to the police and arrest him …
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President Trump Orders U.S. Airstrike on Syria

President Trump orders military strike against Assad regime after Syrian chemical attack

Christians and Politics - Jeremiah 29:1-13 - Skip Heitzig

Don’t worry, I’m not preaching politics, nor am I endorsing a candidate today. I realize that both political parties go to church and that Christians have a wide variety of political notions. As a registered independent, I am aware of the flaws that exist on both sides, and so I am not taking sides today. But I want to call the body of Christ to be informed of the policies, engaged in the process, and active in the promotion of godly discourse. Furthermore, I am asking that we be united this week in prayer and fasting for this nation.
This teaching is from our series Individual TopicalMessages with Skip Heitzig from CalvaryAlbuquerque.

1:09:33

HLS in the World | New Technologies, New Dilemmas

New technologies with implications for human health and enhancement are developing at brea...

HLS in the World | New Technologies, New Dilemmas

New technologies with implications for human health and enhancement are developing at breakneck speed, with fundamental changes in genomic medicine, reproductive technology, neuroscience, and even how we die. Each of these technologies raises important questions at the intersection of ethics, law, and politics. What role should the government have in regulating scientific innovation? How should we weigh potential risks and benefits, to individuals, vulnerable populations, and even the environment? Can these technologies be used to promote justice, or do they risk entrenching existing disparities? Glenn Cohen ‘03, faculty director, Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School; JudithEdersheim ‘85, co-founder and co-director, Center for Law, Brain and Behavior, Harvard Medical School; Atul Gawande, executive director of AriadneLabs; and Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, discussed these pressing questions, and more, from their perspectives as lawyers, scientists, and clinicians. Carmel Shachar ‘10 hosted the panel.
Their talk was part of the HLS in the World bicentennial summit which took place at Harvard Law School on Friday, October 27, 2017. Read more: http://200.hls.harvard.edu/

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The Putin Files: Victoria Nuland

Watch former U.S. ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland's candid, full interview on Putin and...

"Future of Food: Dictatorship or Democracy?" by Va...

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Regime Change

Now build it up, tear it downMy finger in the stringsConnected to your handsI dance the mockeryA theme of decadenceNow I am sinking in this violenceThis time emancipation is my rightThis is what I wantFor you to dieThis is what I wantTo be aliveScene of complacencyAn apathetic mindBut when itâ€™s brought to lightI see a king on a borrowed throneRight now the violence taking overThis time regimes are changing in my mindThis is what I wantFor you to dieThis is what I wantTo be aliveAnd Iâ€™m so sorry my old friendIâ€™m leaving you tonightSo caught in this momentThe last breath of your lifeSo sorryThis is what I want(I am sinking in this violence)For you to die(Emancipation is my right)This is what I want(The violence taking over)To be alive(Regimes are changing in my mind)So sorry to understandSo sorry to understandSo sorry to understand

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia's defense minister on Saturday ruled out a military takeover a day after the East African nation declared a new state of emergency amid the worst anti-government protests in a quarter-century. The United States said it "strongly disagrees" with the new declaration that effectively bans protests, with a U.S ... He also ruled out a transitional government ... Learn more about our and . ....

In August 2016, a research plane was able to observe something strange in the atmosphere above Alaska's Aleutian Islands, lingering aerosol particle that was enriched with the same kind of uranium used in nuclear fuel and bombs, according to Gizmodo. The observation was the first time that scientists detected a particle free-floating in the atmosphere in over 20 years of plane-based observations ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....

One day in August 1995 a man called Foutanga Babani Sissoko walked into the head office of the Dubai Islamic Bank and asked for a loan to buy a car. The manager agreed, and Sissoko invited him home for dinner ... Over dinner, Sissoko made a startling claim ... Black magic is condemned by Islam as blasphemous ... "I don't know under what legal regime he married her but he called her a wife and she believed she was a wife," says Fine....

MEXICOCITY. A strong earthquake shook southern and central Mexico Friday, causing panic less than six months after two devastating quakes that killed hundreds of people. No buildings collapsed, according to early reports. But two towns near the epicenter, in the southern state of Oaxaca, reported damage and state authorities said they had opened emergency shelters ... It was also felt in the states of Guerrero, Puebla and Michoacan ... AFP ... ....

Mexico City – A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground. The Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital ...Alejandro Murat, neither of whom had serious injuries ... The U.S ... ....

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It has been brought about by the peaceful movement for democratic change that has swept across the country since late 2005... The total number killed by regime forces since protests erupted in November 2015 is unclear ... The TPLF is the foe, the cause is their removal and the purpose is to bring lasting democratic change to Ethiopia, and no matter what the regime does, this time the people will not be stopped....

And even more interesting is the fact that the roots of these answers often lie in the 1962 constitution, which, initially, had actually changed the country’s name to “Republic of Pakistan.” ... During the Ayub regime (1958-69), a colourful poster appeared in the first half of his government ... But what exactly was the aforementioned poster that was published by his regime in the early 1960s trying to convey?....

“It is time for all nations to hold the Syrianregime and its sponsors accountable for their actions and support the efforts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,” he said ... “We must pressure the Kim regime, using all available tools, to ensure that this cruel dictatorship cannot threaten the world with the most destructive weapons on earth,” he said, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un....

Most of the workers had no idea of the purpose of their jobs until the bomb they had helped to create was dropped on Hiroshima, forcing them to grapple with the moral questions raised by this world-changing event ... At first, it was solely a measure of nuclear peril, but the Bulletin has since expanded its mission to include general political instability and climate change....

The issue of perennial scarcity of petrol in the country appeared to have been permanently resolved in May 11, 2016, when the federal government introduced a new pricing regime that increased the pump price of petrol from N86 per litre to N145 per litre ... During the subsidy regime, the country suffered frequent fuel crisis over the inability of the federal government to pay the marketers’ subsidy claims....

For decades the political party in Congress championing concern for the deficit, at least rhetorically, was invariably the one relegated to the minority ... We have mostly linguistic facsimiles addressing fiscal concerns ... This type of fiscal irresponsibility makes America its own existential threat ... We take solace in blaming the irresponsible tax cuts by Republicans or needless spending by Democrats as the lone culprit ... ....

An unnecessary problem asked by none and carelessly brought onto all of us by the organizing committee. Democrats and Republicans in Billings enjoy living together in peace ... What kind of inspiration could our Republican neighbors possibly get from this speaker? How irresponsible is it to bring someone like this at a time when schools, cars and churches are being desecrated with hate messages? ... AmayaGarcia Costas. Billings. ....

She is the vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department, a senior leader of the most brutal repressive totalitarian regime on the face of the Earth...North Korea's people starve while the regime pours its resources into its messianic quest to deploy nuclear missiles capable of reaching and destroying American cities....

NERC called the new arrangement the eligible customers’ regime... NERC said the eligible consumers’ regime was in line with the dictates of EPSRA ... However, in reacting to the new policy, the Gencos, who are among the direct beneficiaries of the regime, did not hide their appreciation of the move ... The electricity market set up a meeting of stakeholders last week in Abuja to facilitate the implementation of the eligible customers’ regime....

Tensions between Israel and Iran have hit a new high following last weekend’s unprecedented military clashes inside Syria. The fighting has intensified fears that the Middle East is heading for all-out war ... Is this reallytrue? ... The temperature is certainly rising ... Recent street protests were a reminder that the cleric-led regime is vulnerable to pressure from within ... A new regional war could be political suicide for the regime. ....

Theatre and television stars mingled with government officials and Putin cronies and they all sat through the powerful staging that dealt with the search for personal and artistic freedom under the oppressive Sovietregime... They were applauded from the stalls by the representatives of the regime that had locked him away ... “I just like to change my ideological surroundings every few weeks for inspiration.” ....

“I want to elect a progressive conservative government and bring positive change to Ontario.” ... “The notion that we’re going to develop our policy platform all over again right in the midst of an election campaign is irresponsible,” he said ... Changing the party’s position on the carbon tax also undermines the PC Party’s costing for the People’s Guarantee policy document, he said ... ....